Total Crime Rate

307.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnside Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 41st highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arnside Road (PR2 1TX) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (β‰ˆ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnside Road (PR2 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Blackpool Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arnside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Coppice β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Coppice β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackpool Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackpool Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staveley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Formby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Formby Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Formby Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Heywood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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